San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-14

II shan't hold my tongue" replied
Miss Chester. "GOod-by, Mr.. Greeley.n
she said again, land thank you ever 50
niue Z for the strawberries; I've eaten
them ALL"
ITS the cruel stepmother," thought
Mr.. Greeley. and wild notions of a res
cue crossed his mind. But Miss Ches-
ter passed on following the lady in black.
They reached the cab. the driver mount
ed to his seat, and the horse dashed
away into the darkness at the rate of
two miles and half an hour.
Mr.. Greeley, in a state of the utmost
agitation. FASTENED TO the house. Mrs.
Dunning. Mrs. Dunningl" he gasped,
"what is all thisy"
"Oh, sir! Oh, Mr.. Greeleylr walled
the landlady, "she've been and played
on us, young hussy; been and deceiv-
ed us. sir, you and me and Mr.. Wylie
and all of usl"
played on us! deceived usl Who has
done thisY What do you mean, Mrs.
Dunning?"
THAT young woman, sir; that Miss
Chester Cruel stepmOtheT, indeedl
It's OAK, sir, blessed OAK, every bit
of it. Why, that lady in black, that's
her ma. Traced her ere, and says, says
she, the young baggage as run away
from 'ome, and her family crazy for her
this week past. A little piece of him
perence to stand up and tell me she's
eighteen, and her mas says she's only
fifteen, and the plague of her life."
but the circus, Mrs. Dunning, and
and young Mr.. Butler?" exclaimed
Mr.. Greeley, aghast.
Sir" answered Mrs. Dunning SOL
EMMY, "there amt no circus, and there
amt no Mr.. Butler. Bareback 'oss,
indeedl Why, her ma says, to her be-
lief, she've never been inside no circus
in her life. And as for that young man
well, the less we say about that young
man, to my thinkin', the better, SIR"
But why did she run away from
homer"
"Sperrits, sir, sperrits and Ugh links;
keep her at 'ome, nohow. A young
parcel o. fibs and brass. I'd comb her
'air for her, would!'
And do you mean to tell me, Mrs.
Dunning, that have been on the verge
of quarrel with Will Wylie for the
sake of child of Is, who has run away
from home? Mrs. Dunning, Miss Ches-
ter deserves to be whipped"
II shouldn't wonder if her ma would
manage that little business for her,
sir" replied Mrs. Dunning with much
satisfaction.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Wylie, standing out
side his door, had overheard this col
loquy.
Have been on the point of break
ing with Sam Greeley, ON account of a
chit of 15?" Mr.. Wylie Indignantly
asked himself. Then he went down.
stairs with his hat in his hand.
Mr.. Greeley heard him, and met him
at the door.
whip
"Saml"
1--WE have been, Will, a couple Of"
"Old fools, Sam; downright old foolsl"
By this time the downright old fools
were clasping hands, and looking at
one another little shame-facedly and
very affectiOnately.
''We're both in the same boat, WILL"
said Mr.. Greeley; but you know l did
say from the first that woman was"
$50 you did, Sam; and SO she is,
especially when she's girl of 15."
Very shortly after this there stood on
the table a capaciOus bowl, from which
gentle steam went up. and an Odor Of
sweet SAVIOR pervaded the room.
Later SIlll- MI. uItcley DIOuSnG OuI
his flute, and Mr.. Wylie sang two or
three dozen of the songs of his youth.
The bowl was getting low when Mr..
Greeley said: There is little thing by
LOngfellow, Will, which think would
be appropriate to the occasion. don't
know that it has been set to music, but
dare say we could sing it between u.s."
Il know it," said Mr.. Wylie; lead
on. Sam, and I'll follow"
And the two old fellows lifted up
their voices and sang:
know a maiden, fair to see
Take carel
She can both false and friendly be-
Bewarel bewarel
Trust her not, she is fooling theel
Then Mr.. Greeley insisted or accom-
panying Mr.. Wylie to his bed-chamber,
a kindly Office which, thanks to the ex-
cellence of the rum punch, was not
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